- International s day is an observance of student community, held annually on November, 17th. But this is been celebrated on other dates also on certain years for International Students Co-operation.
- This is originally for commemorating the Nazi German storming of Czechoslovakia Universities in 1939 and the killing of 9 students and sending around 1200 students to Nazi concentration camps.
- The protest was done by students against the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia, and during the demonstration, Nazi's shot one student by the name Jan Opletal and he died on November 11th, when his body was supposed to be sent to Moravia his home from Prague, around 1500 students participated in the procession, and they turned it in to anti- Nazi procession, which angered the Nazi's and they arrested more than 1200 students and killed around 9 students and professors on November 17th with out any trial.
- Due to this November 17th is been observed as International Students Day.
Jeni & Santo
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